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17 hours ago, GojiMet86 said:
How about not speeding? Simple as that. Too many dolts on the road who think they're the Stig.
The point is that it’s a money grab. If no one sped then they’d lower the speed limit even more to generate revenue, then cry about “congestion” and “decreased bus speeds”.
16 hours ago, BrooklynBus said:The GPS never should have sent me into Manhattan. It did so because going into Manhattan was quicker than staying in Brooklyn. So my point is really the congestion on the BQE is worse than in Manhattan where they will be charging because traffic is supposedly so bad there.
Never? It provides the “most efficient” routes.
16 hours ago, GojiMet86 said:And yet there are no bike lanes or pedestrian plazas on the BQE. So what's the excuse for the congestion on the BQE?
I-287 the one interstate from Staten Island to the Bronx that connects all 5 Boroughs, works as a Manhattan bypass and as a collector/distributor to most the Bridges and Tunnels to Manhattan, it also connects to the Long Island Expressway which is the main and only east-west expressway across Queens and Nassau (Suffolk has Sunrise Highway), etc.
The Bushwick and Cross-Brooklyn Expressways were not built and so the BQE gets traffic that would have used those highways as well.
5 hours ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said:I think everyone knows that congestion is bad all over. Why? Because more people started driving. There are a number of reasons why congestion has worsened. Yes, narrowing of streets doesn't help with Vision Zero, but the big one in my mind are the explosion of FVHs and how horrendous the
has become.
FHVs are the main culprits in the whole city, but the CBD especially. Most observable plates are TLC plates, they drive slow, they stop anywhere to let off/pick up passengers, they cause blockages on side streets and wide avenues. On the highways they are the slowest vehicles as well and don’t stick to the right lane while doing so.
MTA is horrendous as you’ve mentioned, especially weekends.
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On 9/4/2022 at 5:56 PM, BrooklynBus said:
“Traffic congestion within the zone would only be reduced by 5 to 7 percent, which would have a negligible effect on bus speeds and air pollution. Congestion outside the congestion zone would certainly increase by more than that amount, negating any benefits.”
They don’t care, as long as they can dig into our pockets, notice how the speed cameras are 24/7 now.
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I listened the public hearing yesterday. One lady pointed out that this plan isn’t about congestion, nor the environment, etc. and provided valid examples why, and they promptly cut her off, asap when that timer was up
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On 8/27/2022 at 9:20 AM, BrooklynBus said:
A few weeks ago, I had to pick up my car from Long Island City and drive back to Brooklyn in mid afternoon. I don’t believe this BS regarding traffic being the worst in the Manhattan CBD. The BQE has been moving at 5 mph between 7 AM and 10 PM in parts since the closing of a lane beneath the promenade. Guess how my GPS told me the quickest way to get home was?
it routed me into Manhattan via the 59 St Bridge, the FDR, and Brooklyn Bridge, then the BQE, Gowanus, and Belt to get home. I was really skeptical about going into Manhattan when I didn’t have to. The GPS was correct. It took only 3 minutes to go over the 59 St bridge, another three minutes to get on the FDR, and a steady 30 mph on the FDR. The Brooklyn Bridge took about seven minutes because a lane was closed for roadwork. The trip was 15 minutes quicker than if I just took the BQE without going into Manhattan.
Now imagine how much more traffic the BQE (And FDR) would have as motorists avoid driving into the CBD.
Speaking of which, what if there is an accident or road work on the FDR/West St? Would Motorists would be charged to exit the highway, or would they waive tolls in that case?
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On 8/20/2022 at 6:42 PM, B35 via Church said:
Covid did much of nothing for the demand for the B41, as the damage was done well before the fact.... I'd even argue the damage was done before the infamous 2010 cuts....
Of course there were always riders that bolted for the subway at the Junction from points south, but I can't exactly pinpoint when that exodus occurred of (even more) riders south of the Junction bolting for the subway, instead of taking B41's downtown (you being much closer to the Junction than I am, you may be able to shed more light on that).... Still think about it to this day..... Some may think this, but it wasn't just the advent of the expansion/massive improvement to the quality of service on the B103, because that route isn't exactly carrying crushloads to/from Downtown on a consistent basis...... Here in 2022 (having grown up in the 90's, remembering what the B41 used to be usage-wise), I still find myself saying (to myself) wtf happened to this route; all these nearly empty B41's (either direction) around 5-7 pm passing through Church.....
Could it be the free transfers offered by Metrocard Gold, which removed the incentive to stay on the bus on one fare, followed by Vision Zero (which mysteriously slowed down ALL traffic, decreasing bus speeds and ridership)?
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The QBL is horrible in the evenings. Before defaulting to the LIRR, there were times where I’d take the
to Flushing for the Q27 to avoid the torture.
As others have mentioned, the Q60 is a viable alternative. I’ve had to bail the QBL during late nite in-station dwell delays, and jump on a Jamaica bound Q60 as I saw it approaching in bus time or transit app.
I thought these delays would stop after CBTC installation, apparently not.
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On 8/18/2022 at 1:54 AM, NewFlyer 230 said:Riding the
and 
towards Jamaica after midnight is brutal. Took over an hour to get from 34th street to Forest Hills because of late night track work. They should have some cross honoring system with the LIRR overnights when this mess goes on because this for real doubles and sometimes even triples commute times because of missed bus cnnections.
That is why I take the LIRR now, constant QBL abuse. After about 9PM its better to just go to Penn Station for the LIRR. I thought the delays were due to CBTC installation, so recently I took the
later in the evening, but while it still runs express. I started having flashbacks, not worth it.
On 8/18/2022 at 1:57 AM, R32 3838 said:I'm used to it, This is why it's better to take the Q60 at night. But nothing is worse than missing the
train at 9pm at night and waiting between 15 to 30 mins.
Going to Forest Hills? Have you tried going to the next express stop and backtracking? I say this because the
sucks on weekends and I’ve made faster trips to local stops that way (using train time as guidance).
On 8/18/2022 at 1:35 PM, CenSin said:For a trunk line that’s better served than some of those in Manhattan, the difference is like night and day (pun intended).
On 8/22/2022 at 10:05 AM, NewFlyer 230 said:They do cross honor rides but that is usually for usual more extreme cases like that G.O a few years back when the
and were terminated at Forest Hills or last fall when the whole line was shut down in Queens due to some type of signal failure.
However they never seem to do it for the late night G.O’s and it’s stinks because the LIRR mirrors the Queens Blvd Express for the most part. That’s when service is brutal and I can’t help but think about those who commute from the city at 12/1am for example but then need to take the n6 bus into Nassau. The MTA needs to do better that is all I say or else more people will drive, use Uber, bike and etc and I don’t blame them. It is bad enough the
become a hotel at night and we just have to sit and deal with them folks on a slow commute back home.
I always miss my bus connection to the Q64 so at that time of night so I always end up having to wait literally 27-29 mins because I always get to Forest Hills the same time the bus leaves. The sad thing is that they expect more people to use public transportation but honestly who wants to deal with potentially having your commute extended by an hour because of construction. This is why people have been finding alternate means of transportation.
Exactly, They should start using holding lights again or integrate train time into late nite bus service. I started taking the LIRR to Queens Village, then catch the N6 at Springfield. The timing used to be almost perfect.
On 8/22/2022 at 12:23 PM, biGC323232 said:Wow the
still run like that....You would think by now they would have fixed the overnight slowdowns..I get u have to do the neccesary work but dam its been like this for like 15 years and with the new cars and signals nothing got better over there it seems...I been stop taken both whenever i have to go to jamaica that time of night...I either take lirr from Penn station for the extra few bucks or use the 
or
to the 
Exactly, Defaulted to LIRR, but tried the
as well, no nite Trackwork on ELs made for smooth ride.
I have a couple of Quoted posts I didn’t comment on, formatting is not behaving.
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On 5/27/2022 at 2:51 PM, Via Garibaldi 8 said:
That is exactly the point I made at the Zoom meeting last night, which is that there needs to be an HOV lane for the entire length of the LIE in both directions
They tried to extend the HOV lanes west through Queens and it was shot down by NIMBYs.
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11 hours ago, B35 via Church said:
Neither.
Glen Cove rd to Westbury av was that abomination that was the n22L... From Hicksville, it was an RFM (and LIRR Carle Place, if it matters) bypass that eventually continued along Westbury av. to Glen Cove rd... It then paralleled the n22a to Jamaica... That route fell flat on its face & never panned out.... The Westbury & New Cassel riders were never the ones seeking Jamaica enough to justify such a route....
Somehow they think bypassing ridership is a good idea.
Side note, I see that the n35 no longer goes into NCC.
9 hours ago, Mtatransit said:Their latest summer timetable, though indeed it seems like in one direction service will operate via County Court House Rd. no idea why though
https://www.nicebus.com/NICE/media/assets/img/n22-5-18-22.pdf
It’s probably due to the volume of northbound vehicles on Herricks Rd making a left on to Jericho Tpke and right onto Marcus Ave. The routing on the schedule bypasses all of that.
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7 hours ago, Mtatransit said:
I think the downfall of this route will be the lack of stops it makes. I think if NICE can add a couple of stops here and there it would be a very popular route, with them splitting the n24/22 like that
That’s how they destroyed the n6x at the beginning. No stops between 179th Street and Westminster Rd, where most of the ridership is. And thought a local n6 (Which were already SRO) at 10 min headway would absorb the other 50% of ridership.
2 hours ago, Mtatransit said:I believe the routing they took immediately before they were suspended was via Mineola Blvd. I remember buses making stops at 2nd Street followed by 1 OC Rd. Did n22X have another routing I didn't remember? Was it during the old n22 Limited days
Wasn’t there a routing via Glen Cove Rd and Westbury Ave? Or was that the N22A?
51 minutes ago, BM5 via Woodhaven said:Honestly what should have been the case is have the n22X run non-stop between Jamaica and Mineola, then make all stops to Hicksville.
That sounds good, maybe a stop at NHP Rd for the n25.
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How about this. Since the LIRR plans to turn the Atlantic Branch into a shuttle. Why don’t they replace it with the IBX 2.
Line 1 would be the existing proposal
Line 2 would be the Atlantic Branch between Atlantic Terminal and Jamaica with a re-opened Woodhaven Station, maybe a station at Utica Ave.
Line 3 would be a connection to the Rockaway Branch, to serve the Rockaways. All
s to Lefferts.
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The meeting has concluded and they’ve updated the site with a fact sheet in various languages.
https://new.mta.info/project/interborough-express
Within the fact sheet, there is a link to leave a comment, and within the comment link, there’s an additional link to leave station location feedback via a map.
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23 hours ago, 7-express said:
The MTA released a new video about the IBX today:
MTA made the video private. Here’s the new video.
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Brooklyn is interesting because the bus routes are already far apart, except for the Bedstuy/Crown Heights area due to the one way streets. The most they can do is straighten out some routes and remove stops.
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How do they determine the difference between a double tap, and someone paying for two people?
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While bus lanes help to keep the path clear for buses, the buses still crawl at 20mph (the buses are still slower than traffic). To speed up buses, the city needs to increase the speed limit on arterials to 30mph minimum.
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Why are they not running
trains to 33rd or the middle track at Woodside?
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When was the n16’s routing changed to serve Roosevelt Field first, then terminate at NCC? Was it to allow the n16 and n16x to interline?
Also, the n15 follows the n35’s (Clinton Rd) routing outside of rush hours. However, I just noticed on the schedule that many of their northbound trips between Hempstead and Roosevelt field are closely timed and essentially resembles bus bunching, is there a reasoning behind this? (Maybe to accommodate everyone from HTC and Clinton Rd if one bus gets full?
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On 3/23/2022 at 9:31 PM, trainfan22 said:
Sounds like an circulator type route would be created to use these electric buses on. Baltimore and New Haven CT have these types of route.
Kind of disappointed this is the new route they are debuting. Was hoping they would convert the N40/41 to an BRT route or something.
Also wish these buses would run on any NICE bus route rather than be restricted to this new route.
They probably want to keep them close to the depot while they test them out.
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Can I pay for MINI with OMNY?
Not yet... we're still working with the MTA on integration with OMNY. We hope to have more information to share on this soon. You can pay your MINI fare with a credit card, a MetroCard or coins.
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17 hours ago, BM5 via Woodhaven said:
Southbound
trains are running local from Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts to Euclid Av to prevent trains from being stopped between stations on the express track.
When did they start being considerate of passengers?
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On 6/16/2021 at 4:32 PM, T to Dyre Avenue said:
Agreed. I'm really not a fan of LIRR's plan to turn Brooklyn service into a shuttle to/from Jamaica.
It would have been nice if they could have extended the Atlantic Branch to the Fulton Hub downtown as proposed.
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Come to think of it, if they offered joint tickets (on one ticket), then the conductors would have to know stations and/or zones of the other railroad, no?. So, if they were to do something like that then the machines should print two tickets, one for each railroad to avoid conductor confusion.
Also, City ticket is $5 off peak for both railroads, when ESA opens (And MNRR to Penn), should they offer a discount for joint city tickets?
For example: Fordham - City Field, etc. Joint city ticket for $8 ($2 discount), so each railroad gets $4, but encourage more ridership which may increase revenue.
(City Ticket would be easiest to implement for something like that due to the flat fare, City Terminal Zone, and required use on date of purchase.)
Side note: A bike permit is no longer needed to bring your bike on the LIRR.
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On 5/5/2022 at 12:22 AM, Snowblock said:
Don't worry, when they start running trains to Grand Central (alternating between there and Penn every half hour during offpeak), they'll be making all of the stops again.
Will they have connections at Woodside if riders want the other terminal?
9 hours ago, Snowblock said:Trains every 20 minutes like clockwork between Jamaica and Flatbush all day (2 shuttles and 1 West Hempstead train every hour). Doesn't look like any attempt will be made to make connections with NYP/GCT/HPA trains. All of those other through trains that used to go to Flatbush will now go to Grand Central.
That makes sense because the new platform is somewhat isolated, which would make connections difficult.
An additional train an hour helps, hopefully the connection time isn’t too long (like missing the train by a min or so), because the wait can be as long as the ride to Atlantic. That gives a sense of “I could have been there by now”.
Will those West Hempstead trains serve St Albans?
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to Flushing for the Q27 to avoid the torture.
and 
towards Jamaica after midnight is brutal. Took over an hour to get from 34th street to Forest Hills because of late night track work. They should have some cross honoring system with the LIRR overnights when this mess goes on because this for real doubles and sometimes even triples commute times because of missed bus cnnections. 
train at 9pm at night and waiting between 15 to 30 mins.
or
to the 
Congestion Pricing Myths
in Roads, Bridges and Tunnels
Posted
It’s worse in terms of time frame, but you’re comparing 6 lanes of north-south traffic to 12+ Aves.
As for closing streets, their plan is to make driving unbearable to discourage driving. They want traffic to come to a standstill, because then they can advocate for bus lanes/ways and public transit use, if not an expansion of congestion pricing to downtown Brooklyn. They can also replace any remaining parking garages with more overpriced housing.